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NEW MEMBERS APPROVED FOR GANNON BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Gannon University recently welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees.

The new members were approved at the board’s regular meeting in May. Each will serve a three-year term.

Monsignor Andrew H. Karg is pastor of St. Michael Church in Greenville, Pa. He attended Gannon from 1957-59 before completing work on his bachelor’s degree (philosophy) at Saint Bonaventure University in Olean, N.Y. He earned a master’s degree (in education) from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa.

Dr. Daniel Carneval is a member of Gannon’s class of 1951 (bachelor’s degree in biology). An orthopedic surgeon, he retired from his private practice, Presque Isle Orthopedic Group, in 2001. Carneval was a founding member of the former Metro Health Center in Erie and served as chief of Metro’s division of orthopedics.

He currently serves as team physician for Gannon’s intercollegiate athletic teams.

Gannon has presented him its Archbishop Gannon Medal of Distinction, Distinguished Alumni Award, and Rev. Joseph Gregorek Award. Carneval also is a member of Gannon’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and the university’s Student Recreation Center was renamed the Carneval Athletic Pavilion in his honor.

Urban J. LaRiccia of Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., is a member of Gannon’s class of 1959 (bachelor’s degree in accounting). He is president of Datascript International in Rancho Sante Fe.

LaRiccia formerly served as an agent for the Internal Revenue Service in both Erie and Oil City. From 1969-88, he was president of Extended Care Centers Inc. in Erie, which later became LEIR Specialty Hospital. He was a founder and CEO of Lake Erie Institute of Rehabilitation, and he was founder and chairman, from 1985-88, of Growing Places, Inc.

Terry Giles, Ph.D., is a professor in the theology department. He will serve as president of Faculty Senate for the 2004-05 academic year.

A member of the Gannon faculty since 1993, Giles has served as director of the Honors Program, as dean of Graduate Studies, and as associate provost. He has authored a number of books as well as several book reviews in the Baptist Review of Theology.

Giles earned a bachelor’s degree from Grand Rapids Baptist College, a master’s degree from Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, and a doctorate from Michigan State University.

Richard A. Julius will serve as president of Gannon’s Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2004-05 academic year.

Julius is a graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Pa., and is a senior accounting/pre-law major at Gannon. He serves as president of Delta Chi fraternity.

He has held a number of positions with Gannon’s Student Government Association (SGA), including freshman representative, sophomore representative/class chair, and junior representative/class chair.

OUR FOLKS

Sympathy extended: please remember all in your prayers as regretfully we announce the deaths of:

Florence Elizabeth Carey Guelcher, mother of Thomas C. Guelcher '62, '66 MBA and member of the Gannon University Board of Trustees.
Daniel G. Keil, Metz “cook to order” chef in the Gannon cafeteria.

OUR EVENTS

Tuesday, August 3 – Graduate and Adult Open House: Hosted by Gannon's Center for Adult Learning. Scheduled for 3:30 to 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Palumbo Center. Advance registration not required; call ext. 7474 for more information.
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 13-14 – Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra: The orchestra will perform its “Music in the Air Summer Concert.” Performances begin at 8 p.m. both nights at Villa Maria Academy, 2403 West Eighth Street. Friday’s performance is dubbed “Classical Night,” and Saturday’s “Pops Night.” Free and open to the public.
Sunday, August 22 – 17th Annual Welcome Mass and Convocation: To welcome new students to campus. Mass will be offered at 2:15 p.m. in the Chapel, followed by the ceremony at 3:30 p.m. in the Hammermill Center. The ceremony will be followed by a reception for the students, their families, and the Gannon Community.
Wednesday, August 25 – First day of fall semester classes.
“Our Events” is intended to serve as a random sample of campus events. For a more complete listing, refer to Eventcal.

CURRENT BIRTHDAYS

Robert Brooker. Heidi Menzel. Kim Zacherl. Evelyn Henson. Krista Yoder. Rev. Michael Kesicki. Jim Miller. John Snyder. Thomas Parthenakis. Anne Bolash. Dave Fabian. Joshua Jacobsen. Michele Potter. Joanne Bucceri. Bridget Hammar. Catherine Marsters. Mary Beth Danowski. Joseph Cuzzola. Rev. Aaron Kerr. Gery Nietupski. Maxine Blakeslee. Sister Ann Cappello. Larry Kessler. Beverly Pochatko. Pam Vogt. Marianne Fisher. Richard Mentz. Cindy Benovic. Cheryl McCafferty. Anthony Martin. Douglas King. Gail Tatalone. Jan Friedman. Michael Bacik. Michael Bova. Lt. Col. Ronald Swift. Mehmet Cultu. Diane Madara. Andrea Bloodworth. Carolan Bailey.

THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE

Tuesday, August 3 – Business Export Development Seminar, hosted by U.S. Rep. Phil English; Gannon University Graduate and Adult Open House. Wednesday, Aug. 4 – Microsoft Presidents Leadership Summit (Aug. 4-5). Monday, August 9 – Eighth Annual Academic Sports League Tom Casey Scholarship Luncheon. Thursday, August 12 – Downtown Improvement District Association Board Meeting. Friday, August 13 – Gannon University Board of Trustees Executive Committee Meeting.

DID YOU KNOW?

A benefit/fundraiser for Ryan Stahon will be held Saturday, Sept. 4. Stahon, a Gannon student, was severely injured in a car accident in May. The event will be sponsored by family, friends, and local businesses and will be held at Wattsburg Fair Grounds from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Includes a DJ, Chinese auction, bake sale, door prizes, and food and soft drinks. Call the School of Nursing at ext. 5520 for tickets or to make a donation. Purchasing a ticket allows the holder to be eligible for door prizes.
Special thanks to Gannon colleagues for their help with recent media requests. Cheryl Rink, assistant director, Career Services and Cooperative Education, facilitated a request by the Erie Times-News for an article on college students working as interns. Deb Steiner, director of the Gannon Small Business Development Center (SBDC), did an interview with Channel 35-WSEE on a plan to designate two parts of the county as state-sponsored Keystone Innovation Zones (KIZ). Dr. Lesley Hite, assistant professor of psychology, did an interview with the Erie Times-News on whether people still put stock in various superstitions, such as Friday the 13th. Lisa Wenner, associate director of admissions, did an interview with the Erie Times-News related to changes in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
The Erie Ambassador program, offered by the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership, is designed to train civic and community leaders who are interested in promoting Erie. The eight-week training course will examine numerous aspects of the community, giving you in-depth information from Erie’s top civic leaders. The second training course begins in Fall 2004. In order to make the classes accessible, day and evening classes will be offered. The Fall schedule is as follows: Ambassadors will be actively involved as volunteers in the community for three years after graduation, and will have the opportunity to serve on one of five working committees. Additional training will be offered to Ambassadors twice a year, including tours of other Erie County communities and updates on important civic developments. The cost for the training is $100. For more information, contact the Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership at 814-454-7191.
Jaci Phillips will defend her dissertation from 1-3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 6, in PC 3208. The title of her dissertation is “Delis-Kaplan category-switching task versus phonemic and semantic fluency in mild traumatic brain injury.” All are welcome to attend.